System is unresponsive running function isolate_freepages_block() while trying to compact pages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Some tasks were infinitely running at following functions.
    [exception RIP: isolate_freepages_block+159]
    [exception RIP: set_pageblock_flags_group+92]

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5
  • 3.10.0-862.3.2.el7.x86_64

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